ハート

ハート

See also: ハード, バート, and パート

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English heart.[1][2][3][4][5]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ハート [hàátó] (Heiban – [0])[4][5][6]
• (Tokyo) ハ​ート [háꜜàtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[5]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ːto̞]

Noun

ハート • (hāto) 

1. (anatomy, cardiology) Synonym of 心臓 (shinzō, “heart”)
   • 2018, Y.O.G.; KEN THE 390; TAKESHI UEDA (lyrics and music), “Beautiful Beast”, in Beautiful Beast, performed by DEVIL NO ID, track 1:

     欲(ほ)しいのはハートだけずっと狙(ねら)っているから。

     Hoshīnoha hātodake zutto neratteirukara.

     (please add an English translation of this example)

2. Synonym of 心 (kokoro, “heart”) (emotions or kindness)
3. (card games) hearts
   • 2001 March 10 [Dec 16 1998], Katou, Motohiro, “ミネルヴァの梟(ふくろう) [Owl of Minerva]”, in Ｑ.(キュー)Ｅ.(イー)Ｄ.(ディー) 証(しょう)明(めい)終(しゅう)了(りょう) [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 1 (fiction), 9th edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 102:

     ハートのＫ(キング)はイギリスのチャールズ一(いっ)世(せい)

     Hāto no kingu wa Igirisu no Chāruzu Issei

     The king of hearts is Charles I of England

Usage notes

For the organ sense, the term 心臓 (shinzō) is more common. For the emotional sense, the term 心 (kokoro) is more common.

See also

Suits in Japanese · スート (sūto) / スーツ (sūtsu) (layout · text)
ハート (hāto)	ダイヤ (daiya)	スペード (supēdo)	クラブ (kurabu)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
4. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
6. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN